Hearing what Morris said, Yang Jing became even more interested.
Seeing that this temporary boss was about to turn into a gossip man, even his old friend Clark McCann joined in, Kevin Martin finally sighed helplessly.
If it was just Yang Jing, Kevin Martin would have evaded the question, but Clark McCann wanted to hear it, so Kevin Martin couldn't refuse. Kevin Martin and Clark McCann served in the same army, and Clark McCann had saved Kevin Martin more than once. It was Clark McCann who contacted Kevin Martin when Yang Jing came to Algeria, and that's how Morris and his eight-man mercenary team came into being.
In addition, there was no requirement for confidentiality in this matter. Clark McCann wanted to know about it more than once on the phone, but Kevin Martin did not give his old friend a detailed explanation, so this time he just told it all at once.
"In fact, you can guess what happened. I was assigned by the CIA to Algeria, and my main target was Mutasim, the fifth son of Gaddafi."
"Mutasim? Is he the Mutasim who is most likely to become Gaddafi's successor?" Yang Jing asked.
"Yes, that guy. Although he is Gaddafi's fifth son, he holds the greatest power among all of Gaddafi's sons. Gaddafi himself is very optimistic about him. Therefore, although Gaddafi did not specify who his successor would be, everyone knew that Mutasim was the second most important person in Libya after Gaddafi. At that time, I and three colleagues worked together to 'look after' Mutasim and collect all the intelligence about him. This was my mission in Tripoli at the time."
Kevin Martin took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep puff. "In 2011, the Libyan civil war broke out and the whole of Libya was in chaos. At this time, I learned through an informant that Mutasim's trusted adjutant, a man named Somiha Salim, was suddenly sent out by Mutasim to carry out a top-secret mission. No one knows what the mission is, but when the front line is tight, Mutasim still sent his most trusted men out, which must be a very important mission. Later we analyzed that Somiha Salim was very likely to hide or transfer wealth for Mutasim. Among them, hiding wealth is the most likely. It's a pity that we paid attention to this guy a little too late, and we don't know where he went."
"At this time, another informant provided information that a woman who was very close to Somiha Salim, who was actually his lover, went to Ghadames, a border city in western Libya, two days ago. So I hurried to Ghadames, which is the city we are in now."
"I was wearing makeup and pretending to be a natural science researcher, so I lived there..." Kevin Martin pointed to the south, "We just had lunch there."
"At that time, the area around Tripoli was in a mess, but this place was not affected at all and the town was still very quiet. After I stayed in the hotel for a few days, I rented a house with my colleagues who came here. The reason we used at the time was to investigate the groundwater resources here. Look, the room we rented is over there." Yang Jing looked in the direction Kevin Martin pointed, and sure enough, he saw a house connected to other houses.
"We found Somiha Salim's lover. That woman has been living in a luxurious villa. After asking around, we found out that Somiha Salim's ancestral home is here. After he became Mutasim's adjutant, his family became a wealthy family here. And many people said that Somiha Salim did stay at home with a team of soldiers and a military truck a few days ago, but then he entered the desert in the east and has not returned since."
Clark McCann said, "Kevin, the guy you mentioned must have hidden the treasure. I can guarantee it."
Kevin Martin nodded to Clark McKeon and said, "Clark's guess is correct. That guy did lead people into the desert to hide the treasure, but we don't know where exactly he hid it. For this reason, we made a plan to kidnap this guy and force him to tell us where he hid the treasure."
"The plan was well-made, and when Somiha Salim and his men returned from the desert, we found a suitable opportunity to capture him. We caught him, but unfortunately, during the retreat, we encountered a large number of armed elements. Later we learned that these were the troops of Haftar, the initiator of the Libyan civil war."
"It is estimated that Haftar's men also learned about Somiha Salim's hidden treasure, so they came to Ghadames immediately. Our vehicle was intercepted by this group of militants. We had no choice but to retreat back to Ghadames and exchanged fire with Haftar's men. Somiha Salim was killed by a stray bullet during the battle, and Haftar's men chased us into Ghadames."
Yang Jing knew Haftar. He was a close comrade of Gaddafi and the chief of staff of the Libyan army. Later, he was defeated and captured in the war between Libya and Chad, and he hated Gaddafi ever since. Later, he went to the United States to settle down with the help of the United States. When the Libyan civil war broke out, he returned to Libya from the United States and became the supreme leader of the opposition. He eventually overthrew Gaddafi and became the most powerful person in Libya.
"My colleague was shot in the leg artery during the battle and could not be saved. I could only hide in the old city of Ghadames. Fortunately, my lies and the large amount of US dollars moved the landlord of the house I rented. He hid me in his cellar and I was lucky enough to escape with my life. Because Haftar's people occupied Ghadames, our people were unable to help me out and I was eventually abandoned as a pawn. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to be rescued by Karl and his men..."
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